PEEK - A- BOO!
That would be my Ashley. A cold front had FINALLY come through and it was so nice in the morning. So the dogs, Ashley, and I hung out in the front yard and took pictures. I told Ashley to smile and this is what she did. Not surprising really.....
Today's picture tells a heart-warming story. If you saw my post about 2 days back, I posted about losing our precious puppy, Diesel. Looking from today's picture, HE'S HOME!! Eric and I were at the table discussing what to do next and I just wasn't ready to give on him. My main worry was that he was laying in the woods hurt or worse, dead. I had to know, regardless of the outcome. So I asked Eric to go exactly to the place where Diesel ran away and check again. There is a small construction site right there and on there were men there working, this day (Monday was Labor Day). Eric asked them if they had seen a black puppy recently and they said 'Yeah...he's been hanging around here all day.' Eric's mouth dropped and they pointed him in the direction they saw him last. He went into the wooded area but he wasn't finding him. Then he heard one of the men say 'Hey guy! Come here....he's out here.' Eric ran out there and sitting right next to my truck was Diesel. As soon as Eric said his name, he immediately ran to Eric. I heard the truck pull up after only being gone for about 10 minutes. My immediate thought was 'Oh no, he's home so quickly because he found him, dead.' It was silent when he walked in and all I heard was Aubree scream 'DIESEL!!!!' I was speechless and tears were streaming down my face. I couldn't believe he was really home. Miraculously, he is not hurt at all. He stunk, was tired, and was very dehydrated. After 2 days of being home, he is back to himself again. We missed him so much and are beyond excited to have him home.
Another favorite of mine! Aubree is so good with Ashley and Ashley is in such awe of her big sister. This isn't one of those 'every once in a while' moments. This actually happens quite often. But the angle I had was perfect! I love these girls so much.
Today's picture has somewhat of a meaning to it. This day ended up being a hard one for the family. While I was driving down a busy road, our puppy, Diesel, jumped out of the back seat window. Before I had a chance to react quickly, he ran off into the wooded area. Eric, Justin, and I spent hours looking for him but we had no luck. After running like crazy and realizing that he was probably gone for good, I saw this Thistle bush next to some barbed wire and saw a good picture. I thought of how if Diesel were with me, he would probably eat the thistles, run into the barbed wire, and whine like a little baby. We miss him so much.
YES...there is water in Texas. Haha! We went on a hike with some good friends and at the end is this creek with a waterfall. We were really worried that it would be completely dried up but we were in luck. It was barely trickling but it was something. I got to the bottom of the waterfall and decided to try a photography technique that I've been reading a lot about. I shot the waterfall with a fast shutter speed to pretty much make the water look like it was stopped. Then, I slowed down the shutter speed to make the water look more flowy. I love the look of the slow shutter speed one. (this one)
I took this one on my phone....while driving. Oops! I thought it was kinda neat how this one little cloud was making such a big impact on the skies appearance.
Gavin is quite the ham but some of the best pictures I get of him are when he has no idea I'm shooting him. This one is proof of that. He is too cute!
I loved the clear blues and clear skies we had this day (even though there were tons of wildfires buring). Another favorite of mine is catching lens flares....got one! :)
Aubree is quite the kid model. Maybe I should look into getting her some work.... Nah....she needs to be a kid for a little longer. :)
AGAIN....it's been HOT! This is my brother's thermometer thingy. The sensor was actually under the awning in the shade. Yeah, that says 115.5 degrees. I think it got all the way to 116.2 before it finally went down. Thankfully, this mess is supposed to end soon.
I picked this picture to show you how truly dry it is here. It has gotten so bad, that it is litterally starting to look like it's towards the end of Autumn already (wish it felt that way). It is getting pretty serious here in Texas. Someone send us some rain!!!
Here's my Ashley....looking like she just got caught doing something. Don't worry, she didn't. At least not this time....
I felt like trying my hand at showcase photography, so I cut up some pieces of that S'mores dessert and took some detailed photos of the inside. Kinda neat....but still tastes nasty. :)
You are looking at roasted marshmallows on top of melted milk chocolate, on top of sugar cookie/graham cracker mix. I found this recipe on an app and decided to try it. Even though it looks pretty good, it actually ended up being WAY too sweet and the marshmallows were tough. Oh well!
We start them young in our family. :) I took Aubree and Ashley to the public library after school one day and Ashley took it upon herself to get a book off the shelf, sit down, and flip through it. Too cute!
This is Aubree's first day of 1st grade!! I had to take a beginning of the year picture and on the last day, I will take an end of the year picture. Last year, it was amazing to me how much she grew. She started school two weeks ago (I'm THAT late on updating) and she is absolutely loving it!